Profile: Ian Irvine

Ian Irvine was born in Bathurst in 1950, and educated at Chevalier College and the University of Sydney, where he took a PhD in marine science.
After working as an environmental project manager, Ian set up his own consulting firm in 1986, carrying out studies for clients in Australia and overseas. He has worked in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. An expert in marine pollution, Ian has developed some of Australia's national guidelines for the protection of the oceanic environment.
Ian Irvine lives with his family in northern New South Wales. His previous fantasy quartets, The View from the Mirror and The Well of Echoes have been published in eleven countries. He is currently working on the second volume of his new The Song of the Tears trilogy, after which he will write Runcible Jones 3: The Frozen Compass.

Ian can be contacted at ianirvine@ozemail.com.au

Ian Irvine's website: http://www.ian-irvine.com/

Awards:
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, stories
Honour - 2003 for Scrutator: Volume Three the Well of Echoes
Australian Publishers Association
Shortlisted - 2001 for Geomancer: Volume One of the Well of Echoes
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories  - Fantasy Division
Shortlisted - 1998 for A Shadow on the Glass: The View from the Mirror

Books for older readers

TALES OF THE THREE WORLDS
series, comprising:

The View from the Mirror Series

and

The Well of Echoes Series

Find these books and more at
Penguin Speculative Fiction